How to Hear the Holy Spirit

The Danger of Someone Else Getting a Message from God for You

Question for class discussion:

Can you share an experience when someone gave you unsolicited advice and you felt uncomfortable with it? Or when you asked for help discerning God’s will and the response you got made you feel uneasy? How do you know that the uneasiness (lack of peace) was a warning from the Holy Spirit? What are the warning signs that the other person was not serving as the voice of the Spirit? Click here to read class answers >>>

C.T. replied:

Years back when I was newly baptized, I had a conversation with another Christian on ‘how God answers our prayers. He shared his way of getting answers by flipping the pages of the bible randomly, and whenever his finger landed on a certain word, he literally took it as God’s answer. I found it so hilarious.

Terry’s response:

God does speak to us this way, sometimes. Always, though, it cannot be the only method. It cannot be trusted by itself. Some people seem to be more gifted for this method. My husband, for example — God has spoken this way, especially when ministering to his doubts. But when it never works for me.